BRAVE lyrist! like the sky-lark, heaven-possessed, Thy glance is sunward; and thy soul grown wise, Fronts the full splendor of Apollo's eyes, While following still thy muse's high behest: Strength, sweetness, subtlety, are all expressed In thy clear lays, -- whether they dare the skies, O'ertopping radiant dawns, or rill-like rise, To thread with rhythmic pulse earth's pastoral breast! Proud inspiration, hand in hand with act Hath made thy winged feet beautiful along The haloed heights of thine eternal song: So near our human love, though born afar, Its mellow concord on the listener's heart Melts with the softness of a falling star! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: EDITH CONANT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS WINTER TREES by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS TWO SONGS OF A FOOL: 1 by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS A PRAISE OF HIS LADY by JOHN HEYWOOD NEW YEAR'S VERSES FOR THE CARRIER OF THE MIRROR, 1826 by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD |